Hatbox and the like



L. HAUSER Mar. 3, 1925.

Patented Mar. 1925.

UNITED STATES;

PATENT OFFICE.

LEoPoLn HAUSER, OF. NEW YORK, :N. Y., assroivon To HAUSEB & WEIL, or NEW YORK, N. x, a GQPARTNERSHIP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD HAUSER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city; county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hatboxes and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hat boxes and the like and one of the ob-' jects thereof is the provision of a hat box of improved construction, in which the top and bottom are of flexible material and in which the sides are of rigid orsemi-rigid material, to provide a light weight box which will at the same time be rigid enough to meet the requirements of boxes of this type.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a hat box which will be segmental in plan, the rear wall being flattened and the front being provided with a handle disposed transversely of the box, this handle by reason of its position relative to the flattened portion being within reach when the box is resting on the floor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hat box in which the handle is so constructed that it may be used for suspending the box from the robe rod of an automobile, for example, so that in traveling it is unnecessary to place the box on the floor, where it might become damaged, etc.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a hat box in which the cover is hingedto the rear wall of the box, so that it is unnecessary to slidea hat in beneath a portion of the cover, the entire inside of the box being exposed to view when th cover is raised.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown one of my improved boxes in perspective with the cover raised, the handle of the box being shown in full lines in its ordinary position, and in the dotted lines in the position assumed when it is desired to suspend the box from a robe rod, for example.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates the side walls of my improved box, these walls being constructed of some rigid or semi-rigid material, such as light wood, for example, covered with patent leather or other suitable material. The side walls are segmental, that is to say, the rear HArBox ANn THE 'LIKE.

Application filed February .12, 1924. Serial no, 692,215,

thereof is flattened asindicated at 2, while the portion 3 is curved.

The bottom 4 of the box is of flexible material, such as that employed for covering the side walls. The cover 5 is likewise of similar material and is hinged to the flattened portion 2 of the side walls so that the entire interior of the box is exposed to view when the cover is lifted, which, of course, is very desirable in an article of this character, enabling the hat to be lifted out or placed in the box, as the case may be, without danger of crushing. 5 The cover 1s preferably flanged as indicated at 6, so as to make a neat closure when the cover is closed, and is held in closed position by straps 7, held in position when the cover is closed by fasteners 8. I prefor to provide three of these fastenings, as I have indicated, one at each side and one at the front.

The handle for my improved box is designated 9. and extends transversely of the box. This handle is flexible and in two pieces or sections, one end of each section being permanently attached to the box, while the free ends are attached to each other by a fastener 10, similar to the fasteners 8. When it is desired to support the box on the robe rod of an automobile, for example, the two sections of the handle are unfastened and one section passed around the rod and then the two sections are fastened together again. When used in this fashion it will be apparent that the box will be so suspended that it will lie snugly beside the back of the car seat or whatever support the robe rod may be attached to. It is to be understood that while I show the handle in two sections, a flexible handle having one free end which is attached to the box by a snap fastener or some other type of quick release fastener, is an equivalent structure.

The flattened side wall or rear portion 2 permits of standing the box on the floor or table, andthe disposition of the handle 9 diametricallyopposite this flattened portion ensures that the handle will be within easy reach.

What I claim is:

v1.. A hat box, comprising substantially rigid side walls, a flexible segmental bottom, and a flexible segmental cover, the rearof said side walls being flattened and the edge of said cover being hinged to said flattened portion.

2. A hat box comprising curved substantially rigid side Walls flattened at the rear, a segmental cover hinged tothe flattened portion of said side Walls so that the entire interior of the box is exposed to-vieW When the cover is in raised position, a sectional handle for the box adjacent thecurved por.-v

tion of the side Wall opposite the flattened portion thereof one section of said handle being permanently secured adjacent one edge-of thecurved portion of the side Wall opposite said flattened portion, and the other s ectionrbeing permanently secured adjacent the opposite edge of said Wall, and means for detachably securing said sections together. This specification signed this 9th day of February, 1924.

LEOPOLD HAUSER, 

